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Following completion of the selection procedure, the successful laboratory was the consortium ANSES & CODA-CERVA.

As a result of eleven months of 2017, pork accounted for 35.1% of the total volume of industrial meat production.

The European Commission has referred the proposed transaction between Smithfield Foods of the US and Pini Polonia of Poland to the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) at its request. Both companies are active in the slaughtering of pigs in Poland.

The value of EU agri-food exports in November 2017, now at EUR 12.7 billion, increased impressively by almost EUR 1 billion compared to November 2016.

The value of the meat exports from Santa Catarina reached USD2,600 million in 2017.

FAO points the way for low-carbon animal products to support nutrition and rural livelihoods.

The European Court of Auditors is currently examining whether action by the European Commission and the Member States has made an effective contribution to achieving the EU's animal welfare objectives.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its continued effort to modernize inspection systems through science-based approaches to food safety.

The Minister of Agriculture of Brazil, Mr Blairo Maggi, highlighted that the agriculture and livestock sector exports reached USD96,100 million in 2017: an increase by 13%.

New rules requiring swine entering or moving within Wisconsin to originate from a herd that has been tested for PRRS and SECD.

On January 6, the AVMA took significant steps to help the veterinary profession prevent antimicrobial resistance in both animals and people.

Since June 2017, these countries have notified 3,089 outbreaks in wild boars and 122 in domestic pigs.

The MAPA will hire specialists and technical teams with the aim of raising awareness on and training in animal welfare in the farming field.

Between January and November 2017, Russian pig production increased by 6.5%.

The industrial compound feed production for farmed animals in the EU-28 in 2017 reached an estimated level of 156.7 mio. t, i.e. 0.2% more than in 2016, according to data provided by FEFAC members.

During the first nine months of 2017, the drop in pig slaughterings in France was more noticeable than at a European level: -2.7% of heads.